Philadelphia Flyers Top 5 Teams That Never Won a Cup

The Philadelphia Flyers have only won two Stanley Cups but, they have iced some of the best teams to have fallen just short of hockey’s Holy Grail

As Philadelphia Flyers fans, we have heard the taunts from fans of  other cities constantly. “Forty years and counting”, “Losers since 75”. We are constantly being reminded of the fact that the Flyers have only won two Cups during their 50 years of existence. But, here are a few undeniable facts.

The Flyers are second in the post expansion era of the NHL in winning percentage behind only the Montreal Canadians. They have appeared in eight Stanley Cup Finals, the most of any team since the NHL expanded in 1967. They still own the record for most games without a loss in all of professional sports with 35. So despite the fact that the Flyers have only won two Stanley Cups, they have been one of the most successful franchises in NHL history.

Even though the Flyers have only the two Stanley Cups, they have iced some of the best teams never to have won a Cup. Several factors have contributed to this. Injuries to key players at the most inopportune time, bad officiating, and coming up against teams that are still considered some of the greatest teams in the history of the sport just to name a few.

For a Flyers fan who wasn’t old enough to remember the Cup teams of the mid 70s and therefore hasn’t actually witnessed them winning a Cup, all the near misses in the Conference and Stanley Cup Finals have been sheer torture.it is why when they finally do win another one, words won’t be able to describe the joy that will come with it. So without further adieu, here is a list of the five best Philadelphia Flyers teams never to have won a Stanley Cup starting at number 5 and working up to Number 1.

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